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17, Palace Street - Conquest House
- interior (page 2, Ground Floor)
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The Ground Floor front room - this was originally
the front courtyard and was built on in the 17th century. It has
an original coat of arms of, apparently, 1625, put there in honour
of Charles I's ascension to the throne, and marriage to Henrietta
of France in St. Augustine's Abbey on 13th June 1625.
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| Detail of 'pineapple' carving - apparently 17th century - on the doorway moulding leading down to the undercroft. | Internal window | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coat of arms of Charles I and Henrietta (17th century) above fireplace | Detail of same coat of arms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Detail of carvings on the fireplace (left) |
Detail of equivalent carving on the fireplace (right) |
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Details of carving on door to the |
Details of carving on door to the outside entrance hall |
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